Forbes announces top 40 valuable brands in Vietnam

Vinamilk continues topping the list of 40 most valuable brands in Vietnam in 2018 (Source: sggpnews.org.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) – Forbes Vietnam has recently released its third annual
list of the 40 most valuable brands in Vietnam in 2018, estimating their total
value at 8.1 billion USD, an increase of 30 percent compared to the 2017 list.

Dairy giant Vinamilk maintains its top position in the list, with an estimated brand
value of 2.28 billion USD, much higher than the 1.7 billion USD last year. The
company is followed by military-run telecom firm Viettel with 1.39 billion USD.

State-owned Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group
(VNPT) takes over third position from Vingroup, Vietnam's largest real estate
company. With a value of 416 million USD, VNPT names itself in the list for the
first time.

The other brands in the top ten are the country’s biggest
brewery Sabeco (393 million USD), Vinhomes, the residential property arm of
Vingroup (384 million USD), Vinaphone, one of Vietnam’s big three mobile
operators and belonging to VNPT (308 million USD), Vingroup (307.2 million
USD), food and beverage producer Masan Consumer (238 million USD), Vietcombank
(177.9 USD), and tech giant FPT (169 million USD).

Vinhomes and Vinaphone are also newcomers in the list.

Forbes compiled the list by looking at brands' incomes
before and after tax based on their financial reports and data on the stock
market.-VNA